In the week ending November 17, the advance figure for seasonally
adjusted initial claimswas 410,000, a decrease
of 41,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 451,000. The
4-week moving average was 396,250, an increase of 9,500 from the
previous week's revised average of 386,750.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment
rate was 2.6 percent for the week ending November 10,
unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate. The advance
number for seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment during the week ending November 10 was
3,337,000, a decrease of 30,000 from the preceding week's revised
level of 3,367,000. The 4-week moving average was 3,285,000, an
increase of 19,500 from the preceding week's revised average of
3,265,500.